Guidance has been released in the draft Finance Bill 2017 outlining changes made to the measures to tackle disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes since Autumn Statement 2016

The Treasury is consulting on whether to alter the tax rules for employee expenses as the cost for tax relief on expenses, which are not reimbursed by the employer such as uniforms and additional travel expenses, now cost the Exchequer £800m a year

The draft Finance Bill 2017 has confirmed plans to widen the scope of the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes (DOTAS) to include all indirect taxes including VAT, from 1 September 2017, with penalties of up to £10,000 for non-compliance

The 700-plus page draft Finance Bill has been published confirming plans to go ahead with quarterly reporting from 2018 for unincorporated businesses over the VAT threshold and an indication that there could be scope for variable transition rules for different types of business, reports Sara White

Nearly 1.3 million people are engaged in gig work, but their employment status and rights are unclear and are in need of clarification, according to research from the CIPD which shows that two thirds believe that government should guarantee them employment rights

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of HMRC in a long running legal battle over the use of film partnership schemes as tax avoidance, which acquired interest in the films The Queen and Polanski’s Oliver Twist, ruling that the partnerships were not trading so tax relief was not due

Ex-Chancellor, George Osborne has been appointed as the new editor of the London Evening Standard starting from May, its owner Evgeny Lebedev has confirmed

HMRC’s updated list of major tax defaulters is topped by a metals trader who owes £3.5m in unpaid tax, followed closely by an alcohol wholesaler owing £1.8m, while less serious offenders include a number of restaurants and takeaways

There will be a chance to hear HMRC’s chief executive, Jon Thompson, on the key issues facing his department and the accountancy profession at the annual Accountex exhibition and conference in May

The House of Lords economic affairs committee has criticised HMRC plans for Making Tax Digital, describing details of potential costs and benefits as ‘opaque’ and calling for a delay in the introduction of quarterly digital reporting

Barcelona football striker Neymar has had a 188.8m Brazilian reals (£49m) fine for tax fraud halved after a Brazilian tax appeals court ruled in his favour and reduced an earlier penalty for alleged non-payment of income tax

The Treasury has unveiled plans to create a new watchdog and published updated money laundering regulations in a bid to tackle potential weaknesses in the supervisory system that criminals may be trying to exploit